James's will-to-believe doctrine : a heretical view / James C.S. Wernham
1987, First Edition. Kingston, Ont. : McGill-Queen's University Press. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly dust-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #397895
ISBN: 0773505679
Physical description; 130 pages : 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-124) and index. Contents; Contents -- Introduction -- BEGINNINGS -- 1 The Nation Affair -- 2 Message from the Mountains -- 3 From Mountaineering to Metaphysics -- THE WILL TO BELIEVE -- 4 Forced Options -- 5 Momentous and Intellectually Undecidable Options -- 6 The Religious Hypothesis -- 7 Belief and Other Things -- 8 Belief and Faith -- JAMES AND SOME OTHERS -- 9 Clifford -- 10 Pascal -- 11 Bain -- 12 Renouvier and Pragmatism -- 13 Two Critics -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography. Subjects; James, William. James, William 1842-1910. Will to believe. James, William 1842-1910 Contributions in concepts of belief and doubt. James, William 1842-1910. Works. Selections. 1995. Belief and doubt. PHILOSOPHY Epistemology. PHILOSOPHY History & Surveys Modern. Belief and doubt.
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